When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was follow in the footsteps of Ray Harryhausen and Phil Tippett. I loved sculpting creatures of all sorts, especially dinosaurs, poured over mythological sources for interesting monsters, and even tried some stop motion myself with a little Super-8 camera that my parents had. Unfortunately, my film was never processed and was probably lost decades ago. Even in my fifties, seeing the works of stop-motion animators still fires my imagination.
I'm so sorry about the loss of the footage. Remember though, it's never too late to embrace that creativity. But yeah Harryhausen and Tippett are truly inspirational figures.
Just know that it's an amazing accomplishment and unlike anything Ive ever seen in my 58 years, but it's also highly disturbing and grotesque and violent and one of the most vivid depictions of hell and hell on earth ever created. I'm a gorehound and sci-fi and horror geek and I've seen 1000's of movies n those genres and this is the one that I don't want to watch again, and I mean that as a compliment.
I recommend this film to most people I meet - those who've seen & have something interesting to say about it are instantly my friends 👍👍😋😋 Thanks for sharing your insights - friend 😄😄
People lose sight of the true collaborative nature of cinema and that crews can sometime number in the hundreds to bring these wonders and admittedly even shit piles to our eyes and ears. I remember reading about these guys, Tippett, Muren, Johnston, Dykstra and their contemporaries toiling away crafting the shots bit by bit building the fabric of my childhood dreams. Gotta love these people. Great video TCC!!!
2D animation & practical effects did wonder's for creative storytelling. From the 80's-00's we had such well made stories & animation. We had creative ways to show expressions, emotions, give the audience feelings without overly explaining it. I really miss it all. So much now is just bland green screen CGI disconnected hollow movie's/TV shows. *(If you would have told kid me back in the early 90s that most animation in media would basically disappear. I wouldn't have believed you and gone back to watching X-Men the animated series. That was just 1 of many animated shows that was so well crafted. The story of mutants was so universally relatable. Media abstractly taught me life lessons, touched on difficult situations, found intelligent ways to tell stories. So much so that when I've gone back & rewatched them as a adult. I realized how well they told & crafted stories that anyone can enjoy & appreciate them no matter what age they are. Great examples are (Pretty much anything created by Don Bluth or Written by Roald Dahl) The Brave little toaster, James and the giant peach, The never ending story, Rocko's modern life, Jumanji, Hook, The secret of the Nimh, Sword and the stone, black cauldron, Little Nemo and the adventures of Slumberland, beetle juice, Alice in wonderland, Rock-a-doodle, Captain Planet, Thundercats, He-man, Spawn, Batman, Batman beyond, toxic crusaders, Matilda, The BFG, Ren and stimpy, courage the cowardly dog, magic school bus, Dexter's laboratory, pinky and the brain, I am weasel, IR Baboon, Ah! Real monster's, goosebumps, are you afraid of the dark, pee wee's playhouse, she-ra warrior princess, cow & chicken, gargoyle's, power rangers, TMNT, the Indian in the cupboard, Addams family, toy soldier's, honey I shrunk the kid's, wild thornberries, hey Arnold, angry beaver's, Flintstones, the Jetsons, Kablam, So many more I won't list them all but they had such creative range. So many ways of telling stories. So many types of creatures, unique worlds, weird things, macabre things. I loved how we used to embrace those things. Nowadays everything is so bland or Shallow live action version's filed with nonsense & hollowness because it wants to be "realistic" I miss the Era of creativity, of animated series, of things that made us utilize our intelligence. Artistic depictions of the Human condition that connects us on a deeper level. No matter what kind of character, creature, specie's they are. I seriously don't understand who can enjoy these modern live action movies. Filled with so much disconnected CGI. Cheap cop out writing, acting, storytelling that is treating our entire audience like they are 2 yr olds that just need a pair of shiney keys waved in front of them for entertainment... it's a very bland & soulless way to entertain... Seeing how things are nowadays, i feel so lucky that i got to grow up in the 90's. Back then I never could have guessed that things would have changed the ways they did. It was such a great time to be a kid. The world seemed to have so many creative ways kids, teens and adults could all enjoy themselves. Entertaining movies with practical effects. Animated movies/shows galore. If they used CGI it was used intelligently. I really miss the Vibe of that Era. The creativity that came from that era. I really hope we find a way to reconnect with it because the world seems like it really needs it right now. I mean just look at the aesthetics compared to now? Things have somehow become so bland, bleek, and minimalism that it doesn't even make since. Most Old house's/building's/uúnique shop's are gone. Interesting oddities like drive in movies, indoor fun zones, arcade's, magazines that came with a demo disc to try out game's, blockbuster/Hollywood video, McDonald's had N64's, you could preview music before buying it, they had great kid's toy's, Roller Rink's, Garbage pale kid's card's. You get the point. I want to reignite that feel sort of like Retro-Futurism or that Y2K Vibe compared to this current Dystopian pessimism that seems solely focused purely on capitalistic agendas. Our Quality of Life should be better than this.
I'm picturing Phil in that rubbernecking guy meme: Star Wars as the jealous girlfriend, and Jan Svankmejer/the Brothers Quay as the gal turning his head
Great video, one of your best yet and genuinely inspiring! Hadn't heard of Phil before this, but I did recognise a lot of the great films he's been involved in over the years. Hadn't heard of Mad God either but I'm keen to check it out now!
Really appreciate it. Yeah the story of Phil and the ILM crew is definitely one to admire. Hope you get something out of watching Mad God. Fair warning: it is an ideas film, not your average narrative-driven film.
Nove to see some recogniation for this VFX Titan. I am a big fan o VFX work from teh 20th Century anf I am pretty sure 'go motion' was not used on the AT-ATs. However, they were shot with motion control and that did produce motion blur during the photography and this worked really well in a lot of teh POV and fly-by shots.
Best wishes from a movie armour maker mate! Miniature armour is also my obsession, an obsession which to use your words, has paid the bills for longer than you have been alive. (Congratulations on your successful reanimation) 👍🏆 🤔😂🤣 Very interesting video, nicely put together. Ray Harryhausen and Mr Tippet are two of my heroes in this game. Re Harryhausen, as INCREDIBLE as that skeleton army was/still is, it is TALOS for me that blows my mind. When that bronze giant squeaks and grinds back to life I still get chills. Best wishes from me and all the mice in the workshop. ⚒️🐭🐁🐭🐁🐭🇬🇧 SUBSCRIBED
@@thecurtaincall7693 That's very kind of you. You are welcome to the workshop any time to bash some steel... Should you have the misfortune to find yourself in France! 😂👍 I don't listen to music when I prefer interesting stuff like this. So Ii look forward forward to the next video. Best wishes to you. I predict great things!! 👍🏆
I didn't know he was that involved in the production of starship troopers. I have the making of starship troopers but I haven't read it in years and it's about ADI's involvement.
Starship Troopers 2 isn't bad at all. It's not really a sequel to the first film though it's more like a standalone film in the Starship Troopers universe. If you go into viewing it as it's own little story there are some pretty cool things about it. It's more of a horror film and it takes place all in one setting, very different to the 1997 Film.
What an improvement in just one year. Sometimes, the qualities that make a good video MC are hard to define. There is a guy who makes wonderful videos about space called Anton Petrov. He has an interesting "everyman", "Mr. Knowitall-but-in-a-nice-way" demeanor that makes him wonderful to listen to. You have the same sort of quirky appeal. I subbed. Keep it up. Best of luck.
Mad God is definetely one of the greatest stop motion films I have ever seen.
He’s created some of the greatest imagery in movie history! and along with keeping stop-motion going👍👍
When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was follow in the footsteps of Ray Harryhausen and Phil Tippett. I loved sculpting creatures of all sorts, especially dinosaurs, poured over mythological sources for interesting monsters, and even tried some stop motion myself with a little Super-8 camera that my parents had. Unfortunately, my film was never processed and was probably lost decades ago. Even in my fifties, seeing the works of stop-motion animators still fires my imagination.
I'm so sorry about the loss of the footage. Remember though, it's never too late to embrace that creativity.
But yeah Harryhausen and Tippett are truly inspirational figures.
There's no such thing as 'too late', that's why they invented death...
Go to it -- and express yourself -- friend...
I can't believe I haven't seen Mad God yet, why am I like this?
I'm sure you have a lot on your plate
Just know that it's an amazing accomplishment and unlike anything Ive ever seen in my 58 years, but it's also highly disturbing and grotesque and violent and one of the most vivid depictions of hell and hell on earth ever created. I'm a gorehound and sci-fi and horror geek and I've seen 1000's of movies n those genres and this is the one that I don't want to watch again, and I mean that as a compliment.
You're stupid mate 🤦♂️
This man is a legend been following his career since original star wars 77 a true genius
Hope to see Phil at the Academy awards next year.
His immortalisation in the Film history books will mean more.
I was not aware of Mad God but i'm glad Tippett and the pioneering work of thosee crazy ILM wizards is still being appreciated today.
I recommend this film to most people I meet - those who've seen & have something interesting to say about it are instantly my friends 👍👍😋😋 Thanks for sharing your insights - friend 😄😄
Starship troopers will never get old
People lose sight of the true collaborative nature of cinema and that crews can sometime number in the hundreds to bring these wonders and admittedly even shit piles to our eyes and ears. I remember reading about these guys, Tippett, Muren, Johnston, Dykstra and their contemporaries toiling away crafting the shots bit by bit building the fabric of my childhood dreams. Gotta love these people. Great video TCC!!!
Mad God is such an amazing movie
cheers...
I LOVE that movie. Never change.
What the great channel ❤ Thanks a lot.
Thanks. Glad you liked it. 🙂
2D animation & practical effects did wonder's for creative storytelling. From the 80's-00's we had such well made stories & animation. We had creative ways to show expressions, emotions, give the audience feelings without overly explaining it. I really miss it all. So much now is just bland green screen CGI disconnected hollow movie's/TV shows. *(If you would have told kid me back in the early 90s that most animation in media would basically disappear. I wouldn't have believed you and gone back to watching X-Men the animated series. That was just 1 of many animated shows that was so well crafted. The story of mutants was so universally relatable. Media abstractly taught me life lessons, touched on difficult situations, found intelligent ways to tell stories. So much so that when I've gone back & rewatched them as a adult. I realized how well they told & crafted stories that anyone can enjoy & appreciate them no matter what age they are. Great examples are (Pretty much anything created by Don Bluth or Written by Roald Dahl) The Brave little toaster, James and the giant peach, The never ending story, Rocko's modern life, Jumanji, Hook, The secret of the Nimh, Sword and the stone, black cauldron, Little Nemo and the adventures of Slumberland, beetle juice, Alice in wonderland, Rock-a-doodle, Captain Planet, Thundercats, He-man, Spawn, Batman, Batman beyond, toxic crusaders, Matilda, The BFG, Ren and stimpy, courage the cowardly dog, magic school bus, Dexter's laboratory, pinky and the brain, I am weasel, IR Baboon, Ah! Real monster's, goosebumps, are you afraid of the dark, pee wee's playhouse, she-ra warrior princess, cow & chicken, gargoyle's, power rangers, TMNT, the Indian in the cupboard, Addams family, toy soldier's, honey I shrunk the kid's, wild thornberries, hey Arnold, angry beaver's, Flintstones, the Jetsons, Kablam, So many more I won't list them all but they had such creative range. So many ways of telling stories. So many types of creatures, unique worlds, weird things, macabre things. I loved how we used to embrace those things. Nowadays everything is so bland or Shallow live action version's filed with nonsense & hollowness because it wants to be "realistic" I miss the Era of creativity, of animated series, of things that made us utilize our intelligence. Artistic depictions of the Human condition that connects us on a deeper level. No matter what kind of character, creature, specie's they are. I seriously don't understand who can enjoy these modern live action movies. Filled with so much disconnected CGI. Cheap cop out writing, acting, storytelling that is treating our entire audience like they are 2 yr olds that just need a pair of shiney keys waved in front of them for entertainment... it's a very bland & soulless way to entertain... Seeing how things are nowadays, i feel so lucky that i got to grow up in the 90's. Back then I never could have guessed that things would have changed the ways they did. It was such a great time to be a kid. The world seemed to have so many creative ways kids, teens and adults could all enjoy themselves. Entertaining movies with practical effects. Animated movies/shows galore. If they used CGI it was used intelligently. I really miss the Vibe of that Era. The creativity that came from that era. I really hope we find a way to reconnect with it because the world seems like it really needs it right now. I mean just look at the aesthetics compared to now? Things have somehow become so bland, bleek, and minimalism that it doesn't even make since. Most Old house's/building's/uúnique shop's are gone. Interesting oddities like drive in movies, indoor fun zones, arcade's, magazines that came with a demo disc to try out game's, blockbuster/Hollywood video, McDonald's had N64's, you could preview music before buying it, they had great kid's toy's, Roller Rink's, Garbage pale kid's card's. You get the point. I want to reignite that feel sort of like Retro-Futurism or that Y2K Vibe compared to this current Dystopian pessimism that seems solely focused purely on capitalistic agendas. Our Quality of Life should be better than this.
I have hope that we'll see a return to this era my friend. 🙂
Every frame looks like it belongs in 40k. I live Phil Tippet, thank you for this great documentation
You're welcome. Glad you liked it.
👏👏👏 Liked and Subscribed.
nice, like 39 👍
Great documentary! Subbed!
If you like Mad God then perhaps check out works by The Quay Brothers and by Jan Svankmeyer
Heard of Jan. His work looks disturbing as but will definitely check them both out. 🙂
Jesus, I saw everyone of those movies as a kid with my parents. I own krull on DVD. I'd sell my soul to live in the 80s for eternity
It was a great time for genre films.
I'm picturing Phil in that rubbernecking guy meme: Star Wars as the jealous girlfriend, and Jan Svankmejer/the Brothers Quay as the gal turning his head
Great work))
Subbed.
Mad God, John Wick (first one), Northman and Nobody are the best movies in last 10 years for me.
It's not surprising it doesn't made a lot of money. If the movie theaters don't show it, the audience can't pay for it.
Great video, one of your best yet and genuinely inspiring! Hadn't heard of Phil before this, but I did recognise a lot of the great films he's been involved in over the years. Hadn't heard of Mad God either but I'm keen to check it out now!
Really appreciate it. Yeah the story of Phil and the ILM crew is definitely one to admire.
Hope you get something out of watching Mad God. Fair warning: it is an ideas film, not your average narrative-driven film.
Great video, you jut earned a new subscriber lol
Nove to see some recogniation for this VFX Titan. I am a big fan o VFX work from teh 20th Century anf I am pretty sure 'go motion' was not used on the AT-ATs. However, they were shot with motion control and that did produce motion blur during the photography and this worked really well in a lot of teh POV and fly-by shots.
Best wishes from a movie armour maker mate!
Miniature armour is also my obsession, an obsession which to use your words, has paid the bills for longer than you have been alive. (Congratulations on your successful reanimation) 👍🏆 🤔😂🤣
Very interesting video, nicely put together. Ray Harryhausen and Mr Tippet are two of my heroes in this game.
Re Harryhausen, as INCREDIBLE as that skeleton army was/still is, it is TALOS for me that blows my mind. When that bronze giant squeaks and grinds back to life I still get chills.
Best wishes from me and all the mice in the workshop. ⚒️🐭🐁🐭🐁🐭🇬🇧
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Appreciate it mate. Really inspired by people like yourself.
@@thecurtaincall7693 That's very kind of you. You are welcome to the workshop any time to bash some steel... Should you have the misfortune to find yourself in France! 😂👍
I don't listen to music when I prefer interesting stuff like this. So Ii look forward forward to the next video. Best wishes to you. I predict great things!! 👍🏆
Well done on this video mate. I'm a big fan of Phils. Good breakdown on the legend 🙌👌
Dragonslayer, you mentioned Dragonslayer! You are very cultured young man.
Thank you. I admit i haven't seen it but definitely on my watchlist being a fantasy fan.
Loved it back when it came out. Still one of the best Dragons. "Vermithrax Perjorative?" Gotta get the blu ray released a few years back.
I didn't know he was that involved in the production of starship troopers. I have the making of starship troopers but I haven't read it in years and it's about ADI's involvement.
All in in the kitchen Phil all up in the kitchen.
Phil Tippet!!!! Brilliant artist!!!!
Starship Troopers 2 isn't bad at all. It's not really a sequel to the first film though it's more like a standalone film in the Starship Troopers universe. If you go into viewing it as it's own little story there are some pretty cool things about it. It's more of a horror film and it takes place all in one setting, very different to the 1997 Film.
*Mad God* is holiday in hell.
its blue/black. Sorry, I got a perfect color vision
😂
Learns how to "walk outside."
Cut.
Screams.
Lol.
Great!
Got a bit cooked. Good for my legs though
What an improvement in just one year. Sometimes, the qualities that make a good video MC are hard to define. There is a guy who makes wonderful videos about space called Anton Petrov. He has an interesting "everyman", "Mr. Knowitall-but-in-a-nice-way" demeanor that makes him wonderful to listen to. You have the same sort of quirky appeal.
I subbed. Keep it up. Best of luck.
I'll look him up and appreciate the compliments. More coming very soon.
@thecurtaincall7693 >>> Great video.